"The Black Tulip" Shocks Afghan Audiences

The world premiere of “The Black Tulip” estranged its Afghan viewers when it showcased a story of an Afghan woman who starts a family-run Bohemian café in Kabul , where they serve wine in teapots and have poetry readings, thereby angering the Taliban.

The movie’s climax unfurls when the Taliban starts kidnapping and assassinating the woman’s family members.